AQA PSYCHOLOGY - PAPER 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PASSED RATED 100%
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1. Self-report
Any method involving asking PPs about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs
tech- niques
etc.
2. Questionnaire Questionnaires are a written self-report technique where participants
are
given a pre-set number of questions to respond to. Can consist of either:
• Closed questions - a pre-determined set of answers to choose
from
• Open questions - where there is no restriction on how
participants make their response
3. Strengths of Disad- vantages of an Open Question
ques- tionnaires
4. Weaknesses of
ques- tionnaires
5. Advantages &
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,AQA PSYCHOLOGY - PAPER 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PASSED RATED 100%
CORRECT
+ Cost ettective question or read it incorrectly
+ Can gather large amounts of data -Demand Characteristics / Social Desirability may occur
quickly
+ Easy to analyse and generalise + Allows PPs to elaborate, greater insight
+ Produces qualitative data - depth and detail
-Can produce response bias -People can miss them out as they can't be bothered to answer them
-PPs may misunderstand the -Harder to analyse
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,AQA PSYCHOLOGY - PAPER 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PASSED RATED 100%
CORRECT
6. Advantages & + Quick and easy to answer
Disad- vantages of + Quantitative data is easier to analyse
a Closed Question -Not detailed or in depth answers
-Don't find out the meaning behind the answer
7. Interview A live encounter (face to face or on the phone) where one person
asks a
set of questions to assess an interviewees thoughts/experiences. They
can be structured, semi structured or unstructured.
8. Structured Interview Made up of pre-determined questions and are asked in a fixed order.
9. Unstructured Works like a conversation. There are no set questions. There is a
Inter- view general aim that a certain topic will be discussed and interaction
tends to be free flowing.
10. Semi-structured
There is a list of questions that have been worked out in
In- terview
advance but interviewers are also free to ask follow up questions or
deviate when they feel it is appropriate.
11. Double-
They contain two options within a single question.
barreled
Questions
12. Aim Identifies the purpose of the investigation
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PASSED RATED 100%
CORRECT
1. Self-report
Any method involving asking PPs about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs
tech- niques
etc.
2. Questionnaire Questionnaires are a written self-report technique where participants
are
given a pre-set number of questions to respond to. Can consist of either:
• Closed questions - a pre-determined set of answers to choose
from
• Open questions - where there is no restriction on how
participants make their response
3. Strengths of Disad- vantages of an Open Question
ques- tionnaires
4. Weaknesses of
ques- tionnaires
5. Advantages &
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29
,AQA PSYCHOLOGY - PAPER 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PASSED RATED 100%
CORRECT
+ Cost ettective question or read it incorrectly
+ Can gather large amounts of data -Demand Characteristics / Social Desirability may occur
quickly
+ Easy to analyse and generalise + Allows PPs to elaborate, greater insight
+ Produces qualitative data - depth and detail
-Can produce response bias -People can miss them out as they can't be bothered to answer them
-PPs may misunderstand the -Harder to analyse
2/
29
,AQA PSYCHOLOGY - PAPER 2 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PASSED RATED 100%
CORRECT
6. Advantages & + Quick and easy to answer
Disad- vantages of + Quantitative data is easier to analyse
a Closed Question -Not detailed or in depth answers
-Don't find out the meaning behind the answer
7. Interview A live encounter (face to face or on the phone) where one person
asks a
set of questions to assess an interviewees thoughts/experiences. They
can be structured, semi structured or unstructured.
8. Structured Interview Made up of pre-determined questions and are asked in a fixed order.
9. Unstructured Works like a conversation. There are no set questions. There is a
Inter- view general aim that a certain topic will be discussed and interaction
tends to be free flowing.
10. Semi-structured
There is a list of questions that have been worked out in
In- terview
advance but interviewers are also free to ask follow up questions or
deviate when they feel it is appropriate.
11. Double-
They contain two options within a single question.
barreled
Questions
12. Aim Identifies the purpose of the investigation
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